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The speaker insisted that a wave of such requests is possible, so the EU is discussing and should approve a common approach, BTA reported. He specified that EU countries have the right to refuse to let a passenger cross their borders which they consider a danger to security and public order.
After the announcement of the partial mobilization, there were protests in about 40 Russian cities, over 1,300 were arrested. “We are learning that many are trying to leave Russia,” the spokesman said. According to him, this is how Russians vote for the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. We applaud those who have the courage to talk about the regime’s actions, especially with limited freedom of expression and assembly, with propaganda pressure, he added. We stand in solidarity with those sent to a senseless war, we are considering how to show our sympathy by protecting security in the EU, the spokesman added. So far the EU has no data on Russian pressure on the external borders, he specified.
The spokesman reiterated that work to define new sanctions against Russia continues. According to him, it is not appropriate at the moment to organize a meeting between EU representatives and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. EU countries are of the opinion that, for now, a meeting with Lavrov would not lead to the necessary result. As Russia deepens the war, there is no reason to meet Lavrov this week, he concluded.
According to him, the issues of prices and the embargo on Russian oil should be resolved globally, which is why the talks take place in the G-7. The spokesperson added that European sanctions against Russia make sense when they are implemented in concert and with the broad support of EU partners.
We have sufficient funds to continue military aid to Ukraine, the spokesman said. He specified that the fund from which the funds are allocated can be increased by a decision of the EU countries.
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